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Really....we're gonna do this??
I'm not "doing" anything but pointing out some definitions, and answering your questions.

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You don't encounter many rhetorical questions in your profession, do you?
Talk less trash and you'll be more comfortable with being taken seriously.

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So? Is there an even slightly credible one that says a plant is alive and a fetus isn't?
I'm not even remotely pretending that you're interested in my answer, so I'll just remind you that Google is your friend.

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Then you just don't understand my position. I believe there is a building near me where people regular murder babies and I don't fucking care. If people are making practical decisions about how and when to grow their family, that's a good thing. And they shouldn't be stopped because some other people think it might offend some imaginary bearded guy floating on a cloud.
Your use of the word murder in this context is hyperbole. It obfuscates your position, by an appeal to visceral emotions.
Unless, that is, if you're OK with murder in general, and the fact that some people murder babies is a moot point.

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That's funny, but you really don't have to choose. It can be both
No. You can insist that killing and murder are synonyms, but that doesn't make it true.